Rating Test 1

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JAN 22nd 2010 Update:
2500 users have taken the test with an average rating of 1633
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I have created this tool for players who’d like to estimate their current rating
level. Since the only secure method of determining your real rating level is to play
rated over the board tournaments on a regular basis, this tool is probably only interesting for players who don’t…
But of course everyone is welcome to have a try :)

How does it work?

This tool consists of 10 positions in which you are asked to find the next move for white.
All you have to do is entering the starting square and ending square of your prefered move. Some positions are of a tactical nature, others positional and a few endgames are present as well. You will only see one position at a time. When you enter your move for the current position you will be taken to the next position. After entering moves for all 10 positions, you will receive an estimate of your current rating level and the average rating for all users.

Note: Please enter all moves in lower case - and remember only to enter the squares!!

Note: No special moves are part of this test, ie. No castling, no enpassant, no promotion.

Disclaimer

Moves are not checked for validity.

You won’t get any feedback on your solutions to the positions…

This tool can do nothing but give you a very rough estimate on your current
rating level.

The results you get from this test is by no means estimating your chess playing
strength.

It’s important for all players to understand that solving one-move-problems
does not make you a better player.

It’s much more important to be able to play well enough to reach these positions
in the first place!

By doing this test you accept that your results will be part of the statistics
published on my blog, http://www.clausjensen.com

Regard this tool as nothing but good fun and entertainment :)

I’m ready!

Please click the button below to start the test…(opens in a new window)

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October 27, 2008 at 5:50 am

Rolling Pawns

Rolling Pawns’s avatar

Your test is good, pretty difficult, but my estimation was too high, I think - 2070. I am class ‘B’ player. Anyway, good experiment, thanks.

October 27, 2008 at 6:09 am

Claus Jensen

Claus Jensen’s avatar

Thanks for visiting my blog and taking the rating test.
I think you’re absolutely right about the estimates being too high.
I’m currently working on a new set of positions and the estimates on that test will be a little lower.
Btw, solutions to the positions can be found here: http://www.clausjensen.com/?page_id=377

July 9, 2009 at 8:25 am

JJ

JJ’s avatar

dear sir
10 positions is very low, such tests at least should have 50 if not say 100 beside that very acute selection,easy to difficult and very rare i mean unknown positions that never met before.i think you should add them some more so that finally at every level or class from rating 1000 to 3000! the test has 3 to 5 positions like this:
1000-1200: 5 positions ; 1200-1400: 5 positions …. 2800-3000: 5 positions
of course reader should not know this classification…

July 9, 2009 at 9:41 am

Claus Jensen

Claus Jensen’s avatar

Thanks for your input.

I agree completely with you that this test is not thorough enough to give a precise estimate. And it doesn’t pretend to. As I write in the introduction to the test, one should regard the test as nothing but good fun.

Of course some might learn something from the 10 positions, but as a rating estimator it’s not of any serious use.

August 26, 2010 at 6:34 am

Anonymous

Anonymous’s avatar

i have 2300 fide rating..but your rating estimator suggests i have 50 points lower